SUMMARY: This is my first fanfic so I'm not great on summaries. Anyway, here it goes: Hermione returns home for what she thinks is a perfectly normal summer but her parents have news which will change her life. Draco Malfoy just happens to be around. He doesn't know who she is until a ball. What will happen?
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own these characters except Jenny, Natasha and Stephanie. (Stephanie only comes in, in chapter 2). J.K Rowling owns everyone else.
On with the story
The Return Home
As Hermione Granger walked through the barrier on to platform 9 she scanned the crowd waiting around looking for her mum and dad. She hadn't seen them since the start of last September when she waved goodbye to them as she went the opposite way through the barrier and got on to the gleaming scarlet train that was the Hogwarts Express.
Obviously she had changed. After all it had been a year and she was no longer the child like, straight A girl she had been. She was now a mature, 16 year old, straight A young woman. She'd discovered a spell in the library which de frizzed her hair. She was recommended it by Professor McGonagall because she saw what sort of comments Hermione was getting because of her hair.
After about 5 minutes of looking she finally spotted them, also looking around for her. Hermione manoeuvred her trolley with her trunk and her cat, Crookshank's, basket on it towards her parents.
"Mum, Dad! Oh I'm so happy to see you. I missed you loads. Is there any news?"
"Wow, slow down a bit Mione. We're really glad to see you to. You've changed. Has your hair finally been tamed?" her mother said giving Hermione a hug.
They eventually got the trolley out to the car and put it in the boot. They all piled into the car and Hermione looked out the window and told her parents all about the year. By the time she was finished they were home. Hermione went upstairs to change and when she came back down her mother made her a cup of good, strong black coffee.
"Know you like it" Her mother said handing the cup to her
"Ta" Hermione said gratefully taking a long sip "Mmm. It's delicious."
Hermione watched her mother clean the kitchen taking back in the house which had been her home for so many years. She wondered what this summer would be like knowing it was her last as a Hogwarts student. In September it would be the start of her 7th and final year. She hoped to get Head girl which had been her ambition for so many years and pass her NEWT's and after that get in to Auror training along with her 2 best friends.
"Mum, I'm just going for a short walk, OK?" Hermione said
"Sure just be back for dinner at 6"
Hermione looked at her watch. That gave her an hour. She ran upstairs to get her baby blue jumper. She came back downstairs and called out a 'Bye' to her mum. As she went out the door she looked around to get a bearing. She turned out of her driveway and headed right, towards the town centre. She was taking the shortcut through the park when someone called her name. Hermione turned around to find two girls running towards her.
"Jenny! Natasha!" Hermione cried
"Hi Hermy! How was your year? Ours was hideous. You know that guy Jack, well; he followed us around like a lapdog asking about you. Hermy you sure got a fan in him" Jenny told her
Hermione laughed "Did he now? No offence but I like him strictly as a friend"
"So, how was your year? Meet any cool guys?" Natasha asked
"At my school there aren't any cool guys, well cool to go out with anyway" Hermione answered
"What about this Harry and Ron you keep going on about? Who are they anyway?" Jenny asked
"Harry and Ron are two of my best friends. In first year though, they were seriously annoying but I managed to get over it. I'd never go out with them though. It'd be like dating a brother. Anyway, Harry's going out with Ron's little sister and Ron is going out with Lavender. She really nice but it's seriously irritating when you're trying to do your homework and they're snogging all over the place. Malfoy was as big a prick as always. But basically my year was normal." Hermione said. "Wanna walk into town with me?"
"We can't, I got roped into helping my brother clean the car and Nat has to clean her room" Jenny said.
"O.K. I'll see you some other time." Hermione said and started towards town.
She was walking through one of the most respectable housing estates in her area and spotted Jack, the one person she least wanted to meet. This was because he had had a crush on her for years and now it was just getting annoying. She turned down a side street and hurried down it and came out in a very posh part of Mayfair. Giving a sigh of relief at her narrow escape she turned to walk across the street but as she did so bumped into someone who must have been standing right behind her.
"Oh, I'm so sorry" Hermione said looking up to see who it was she had banged into.
It was a blond haired boy with clear blue eyes who stood at a height of about 6'1. At first Hermione didn't recognise him but the moment he said the word 'Granger' and smiled one of his trademark smirks she instantly knew who it was.
"Malfoy? What are you doing here?" Hermione asked.
"None of your business Granger but since you ask I'm staying with my cousin but then tomorrow I'm going down to my aunt who works as a chamber maid in a big house for some sort of British Royalty. You see Granger I am among the upper class even in the muggle world." Malfoy said
"Really Malfoy. I never thought that someone in your family would stoop to serving someone else, even if it is Royalty" Hermione said
"Well Granger, at least I can meet the Royalty, create an impression." Malfoy said
"Touché" Hermione said and brushed passed him
Hermione's Thought's
He's so annoying! Why do I even put up with it? But I wonder if his friends know that his aunt serves muggles? Ha, the boys will love to hear this?
Draco's Thought's
Did she just brush past me? I'll show her. Oh no! What if she spreads what I just told her around the school? My muggle hating rep. will be gone. I'm dead. She wouldn't do that, would she?
Oh yes she would
Of course she would consider how mean I've been to her all these years and obviously she'd tell her boyfriends and if she didn't do it her boyfriends would.
Hermione looked at her watch and decided she'd better get back home. She decided that the way she'd came was quicker so she turned and walked back past Malfoy and back up the alley way. Malfoy decided to follow her but he followed her far enough back so that she wouldn't notice. As Hermione was coming out of the alley way she looked around cautiously and stepped out and then ran as fast as she could in to the park. Malfoy was confused what was that about but he followed her into the park and saw her walking briskly through the park glancing anxiously around her. She saw Jack and started to run for her life. Malfoy followed her but his run was more of an easy jog because of his long legs.
Hermione turned up a small street and slowed down. She walked leisurely back to her house and her dad was out mowing the lawn. Hermione went inside and saw her mum at work in the kitchen.
"Mum, I'm going to have a quick shower" Hermione called as she walked up the stairs
"OK. Dinner'll be ready in about half an hour." Her mum replied.
Hermione got her towel and turban (A/N for those of you who don't know, a turban is a sort of towel which you wrap your wet hair in and then you bring it round your head and fasten and it looks like a turban hence the name) out of the hot press and went into the bathroom. She turned on the shower to let the water heat while she got out her shampoo's and got undressed. Once Hermione got in the shower she was lost in her own little world. She put on her shampoo and conditioner which were passion fruit and peach scented. Once she turned of the shower she wrapped herself in her fluffy lilac towel and wrapped her hair in her matching blue turban. She got in to her gold, satin pyjamas and wrapped herself in her fluffy red nightgown and went downstairs for dinner.
After dinner Hermione's parents went into the living room and Hermione went with them. She sat down in her favourite chair by the fire and her parents sat on the sofa opposite.
"We have to tell you something dear" her father said
"Mm. What is it?" Hermione asked
"You are not who you think you are" her father said slowly, as if searching for the right words.
"What? What do you mean?" Hermione asked almost frantically.
"You are…You are Princess Loretta Hermione Stoughton. I am David and, your mother, Amelia Stoughton." Her father said
"But aren't they the names of…" Hermione started
"The Duke and Duchess of York" Her father finished. "We have a house in York and tomorrow we will be going up there and you will spend your holidays there."
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Hermione asked
"We agreed not to tell you until you were 16 and were old enough to understand. We know that you'll want to take this in. You may use Bambi to send messages to your friends." Her mum said
Bambi was the owl Hermione had bought for her parents so that she could keep in touch with them when she was at Hogwarts and them with her. Thanking her mum, Hermione ran upstairs to her room and grabbed three separate pieces of parchment and wrote this message on each of them:
Dear Harry/Ron/Ginny,
I thought I was coming home for a normal summer. Obviously not. I have just found out that I am in fact a muggle princess. We are going up to our house in York tomorrow. I can't believe it! Princess! I might be allowed to have you up during the summer.
Guess who I ran into today in Mayfair? Well I'll give you three clues 1. Blond haired, blue eyed boy 2. Really stuck up and arrogant 3. A complete Prick. If you guessed Draco Malfoy you got it in one. Now he told me this. It is like news of the year! His aunt is a servant to muggles. Royal muggles but muggles none the less. I nearly fainted when I heard it. I wonder if his friends know.
Oh well I gotta go. Missing you loads already. Hope to see you soon. Hugs and Kisses
Love Hermione
P.S Sorry I meant Loretta
Loretta (that's what I'm calling her from now on) rolled up and sealed the pieces of parchment. She ran downstairs with them and went over to Bambi. She tied the pieces of parchment to her leg.
"Bambi, I know you normally go to Hogwarts but I want you to go to Number 4 Privet Drive with one and The Burrow with the other two. You know where that is, don't you? Good girl" Loretta said and then Bambi flew out the window.
"Loretta dear, do you have a boyfriend?" Her mum asked
"What?" Loretta asked incredulously
"A boyfriend. Do you have one?" her mum asked again
"No. Ron and Harry are only friends and I don't have one other wise. Why?" Loretta replied
"No reason. Curious" was her mum's answer.
A/N: So did you like? Please I'd love to know your views on how it was. I'd like to know how I could make it better but remember this is my first fanfic so don't be too harsh on me.
P.S I forgot Hermione's parents names so I didn't mention them until they changed.